Fire Coordinator I

Job Title:

Fire Coordinator I Agency Texas A&M Forest Service Department Region 1A

Proposed Minimum Salary: $4,500.00 monthly

Job Location:

Amarillo, Texas

Job Type: Staff

The Fire Coordinator establishes and maintains excellent interaction with the communities, fire departments, and other response systems and supports agencies and organizations within the region and across the state. Acts as a liaison on behalf of Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) with these stakeholders by keeping them informed of both internal and external assistance programs and facilitate direct assistance through trainings, grants, agency capacity building programs, etc.

Promotes local capacity building for fire and emergency response efforts through agency programs, including Incident Management Team (IMT) development as requested. ‰ Operate and maintain wildland fire suppression equipment and respond to wildland fires and other all-hazard incidents as directed. Conducts self in a professional manner at all times. Region 1A consists of offices in Amarillo, Borger and Childress.

• Deliver the agency's Capacity Building Programs to all fire departments, (includes volunteer, combination and municipal career fire departments) within the district/region. Supports the delivery and development of these assistance programs within TAMFS and with other government agencies. These programs include VFD assistance, insurance and vehicle liability risk pool; FEPP, FFP, VFD cost shares, Helping Hands, fire risk assessment, aviation, TIFMAS and TICC
• Assist with training, preparation and coordination of firefighters within the district/region to respond to wildfire incidents locally, regionally and statewide. Inform Predictive Services Department personnel and chain of command of regional fire loads and keep them abreast of additional resources that may be required to handle fire activity. Communication with local, state and federal officials as appropriate.
• Serves as an emergency responder (including all hazard and wildland fire) which may require working long hours with minimal rest and in primitive conditions, exposure to harsh environmental conditions such as smoke, wind, sunlight, rain and temperature extremes, walking long distances, standing for extended periods, twisting, bending, reaching and kneeling, lifting and carrying heavy objects, driving motor vehicles for long distances, operating heavy equipment with related exposure to equipment vibration and noise and operating computers with monitors for extended periods of time.
  
  Must meet the moderate physical fitness standard of a 2-mile walk carrying a 25 lb. pack in 30 minutes or less. It is required that this position carry an agency cell phone device to facilitate 24/7 communication. Will be expected to establish residency within 30 minutes of duty station.
• Assist in promoting the development of mutual aid resources and agreements among local jurisdictions. Assists in development of regional wildfire strike teams and regional incident management teams, along with coordinating and assessing the need for wildfire training.
• Serves on the TAMFS Incident Management, Fire Prevention and Wildland Urban Interface Mitigation Teams with related training and preparedness. Coordinate all activities with the Regional Operations Chief.
• Coordinate the development or rural community fire protection programs and response activities through the appropriate state disaster district committees (DDC).
• Be familiar with and follow all agency policies, rules, procedures and guidelines. Complete all required trainings, reporting requirements and manage and maintain accountability for all agency property. Follow agency policy and procedures when utilizing agency credit cards and comply with all loss prevention, environmental health and safety standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Texas A&M University System strives to support the health and wellness needs of our diverse workforce. Texas A&M Forest Service offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid time off and health and lifestyle programs as well as educational incentives and tuition reimbursement opportunities. Some additional benefits include the ability to accrue compensatory time off, overtime on emergency response and a physical fitness incentive of $500 for passing the arduous test (walk three miles wearing a 45-pound pack in 45 minutes or less) each year.

Required

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or meet internal TAMFS eligibility criteria.

Preferred Education:

Bachelor's degree with emphasis in Natural Resources, Land Management, Fire Science, Emergency Management, Public Administration or Business Administration.

Required Experiences:
None.

Preferred Experience:

Experience as a firefighter and/or instructor with a recognized volunteer or career fire department or wildland fire agency.